WOLF is nearly fully shorted. Short interest hit 98.2% of free float as of May 21 — up from 93.3% just one week ago. That 4.9 percentage point jump is one of the sharpest moves in the market right now. Availability of shares to borrow has dropped to zero, making new short positions almost impossible to open.
WBI (WaterBridge Infrastructure) saw the biggest weekly jump overall. SI leapt +9.5pp to 36.3% of free float in seven days.
CHWY remains a key battleground. Short interest sits at 53.1% of FF, up 2.5pp on the week. With a cost to borrow of just 0.42%, bears face little financial pressure to cover — but availability at 511% means plenty of shares remain to borrow.
COLM (Columbia Sportswear) is a new entrant to watch. SI climbed +3.6pp to 16% of FF. Tariff headwinds on consumer goods appear to be driving fresh bearish bets.
On the squeeze side, KALV (KalVista Pharmaceuticals) saw SI drop 8.5pp to 30.7% — the sharpest short covering of the week.
Among social favourites, GME holds at 15.8% SI and NVDA remains lightly shorted at just 1.2% of free float.
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